Introducing strategies of component writers and introducing purposes of writing

Techniques for writing for different purposes Students must also learn to use techniques that are specific to a purpose of writing. Techniques can help students frame their writing for a specific purpose. Techniques should be taught explicitly and directly through a gradual release of responsibility from teacher to student until students are able to apply the techniques independently. For example, students in younger grades can imagine using their five senses to describe the sensory details of a piece of writing: What did I see, hear, touch, smell, and taste? In grades 2–6, students can complete a KWL chart to gather appropriate information: what I Know, what I Want to know, and what I Learned. In older grades, students can practice the TREE technique as they write: they Tell what they believe with a topic sentence, provide three or more Reasons for why they believe this, wrap it up with an Ending, and Examine to make sure they have explained each of their reasons.